Re: [pkix] a question of cert (and OCSP) extension syntax

[Stephen Kent <[e-mail]>]

Melina did not mention that 6962 is an experimental RFC.

I am most concerned by the precedent this sets, both in terms
of stuffing data that has a natural ASN.1 representation into
an OCTET STRING and the notion of using an experimental RFC
as a basis for establishing such a precedent.

Steve
> It's not so much that it's a foregone conclusion but rather that it's 
> what's in the document until someone can either point to some 
> normative specification that it violates or can point to something 
> that actually would break. Finding it distasteful is not sufficient. 
> Unfortunately none of the parties on either side of the discussion 
> have shown even a passing interest in compromise, I feel very strongly 
> that chairs should not be making unilateral decisions about technical 
> content, and there's implementation experience and running code based 
> on 6962. I don't think the conditions for changing the encoding are 
> particularly onerous. So, here we are. Melinda